Please join NASHP on Wednesday, November 16 at 1 p.m. ET for a Twitter chat in recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, cohosted by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the National Alliance for Caregiving.

Each year, around 53 million people provide a broad range of assistance to support the health, quality of life, and independence of someone close to them. An estimated one in six individuals is a family caregiver, and more than two-thirds of people will need assistance with tasks as they age.

The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, as required by the RAISE act, lays out actions to increase recognition and support for family caregivers. This Twitter chat will explore actions and strategies that states, local governments, employers, and community organizations can take to implement the National Strategy.

To join the conversation, make sure you follow @NASHPhealth on Twitter and use the hashtag #RAISEchat.

How to Participate?

• Follow?@NASHPhealth on Twitter.
• Join us on November 16th at 1 p.m. ET and follow the conversation using #RAISEchat.
• Share your thoughts and ideas on policies and support resources.
• Use links to your website, programs, initiatives, and partners in your tweets to promote the good work you, your organization, or state are doing!
• Include #RAISEchat in all your tweets so chat participants can easily follow you and others during this event.

How It Works?

• Each question will be numbered Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.
• Start your responses with A1, A2, A3 etc. to correspond with the question.
• You only have 280 characters per tweet but you can share more than one tweet per question. Use A1a, A1b, A1c, etc. to indicate either a multi-part answer or multiple responses to a given question.

This chat is a great opportunity to highlight some of your exciting initiatives, innovations, and resources!

The Questions

Q1: It’s National Family Caregivers Month. Why is it more important than ever that we take action to support family caregivers? #RAISEchat

Q2: How is your organization taking action to better support family caregivers? Do you have new resources to share? #RAISEchat

Q3: The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers was released in September. What action or element of the strategy are you most excited about? #RAISEchat

Q4: How does the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers help your organization better assist family caregivers? #RAISEchat

Q5: What steps can state and local governments take to better support family caregivers??Share examples. #RAISEchat

Q6: What actions can employers and community-based organizations take to better support family caregivers? Share examples. #RAISEchat

Q7: How can we all promote the awareness and value of family caregivers and increase access to services and supports for them? #RAISEchat

Q8: What is your #1 tip for state officials who want to better support family caregivers? #RAISEchat